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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philip M Kirshtein, New Market, AL (US);
Assignee:
Cybex Computer Products Corporation, Huntsville, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
710101 ; 709-1 ; 709227 ; 710 14 ; 710 65 ; 710 72 ; 710 73 ; 359154 ;
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system for providing a virtual open collector circuit for a connection between a computer and computer peripherals, such as a mouse or keyboard, where peripheral data is transferred over a bidirectional communications system. The peripherals are located at distances from the computer greater than possible using typical computer cables. The apparatus has an arbitration means and a means for avoiding a lock-up condition.